{"product_id":"mexico-city-in-contemporary-mexican-cinema-paperback-1","title":"Mexico City in Contemporary Mexican Cinema - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid William Foster\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJust as Mexican national life has come to center on the sprawling, dynamic, almost indefinable metropolis of Mexico City, so recent Mexican cinema has focused on the city not merely as a setting for films but almost as a protagonist in its own right, whose conditions both create meaning for and receive meaning from the human lives lived in its midst. Through close readings of fourteen recent critically acclaimed films, this book watches Mexican cinema in this process of producing cultural meaning through its creation, enaction, and interpretation of the idea of Mexico City.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDavid William Foster analyzes how Mexican filmmakers have used Mexico City as a vehicle for exploring such issues as crime, living space, street life, youth culture, political and police corruption, safety hazards, gender roles, and ethnic and social identities. The book is divided into three sections. \"Politics of the City\" examines the films \u003ci\u003eRojo amanecer, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eNovia que te vea, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrida, naturaleza viva, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSexo, pudor y lágrimas.\u003c\/i\u003e \"Human Geographies\" looks at \u003ci\u003eEl Callejón de los Milagros, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eMecánica nacional, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eEl castillo de la pureza, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eTodo el poder, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLolo.\u003c\/i\u003e \"Mapping Gender\" discusses \u003ci\u003eDanzón, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eDe noche vienes, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eEsmeralda, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eLa tarea, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eLola, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEntre Pancho Villa y una mujer desnuda.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid William Foster is Regents' Professor of Spanish, Interdisciplinary Humanities, and Women's Studies at Arizona State University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 196\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.51 x 8.98 x 6.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52710070092083,"sku":"9780292725423","price":42.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/cEQyMU94VWNzSUJEaERYaE9WSnh3Zz09_114007e7-b092-4522-92ed-a463795b15af.webp?v=1763481459","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/mexico-city-in-contemporary-mexican-cinema-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}